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Magnus Carlsen tops strongest-ever London Chess Classic line-up  Telegraph.co.uk

Ten of the world's best chess players will compete in a tournament hailed as the strongest ever held on British soil, it was revealed today. World champion ...

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ES: I've never made it out to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center in St. Louis, but I've always wanted to visit. JS: You definitely have to go! If I do make it out to the Sinquefield Cup [an elite chess tournament scheduled for late August that will ...

Exclusive Interview: Jennifer Shahade Talks to CardsChat About Life as a Poker Star, Being a Chess Master, and Tying It All Together  CardsChat.com

PokerStars Mind Sports Ambassador Jennifer Shahade talks to CardsChat about poker, chess, and where those two games intersect.

BusinessWorld | Norway chess
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The Grand Chess Tour was organized earlier this year -- it consists of a series of three super chess tournaments that include Norway Chess 2015, the Sinquefield Cup (St. Louis, USA) and the London Chess Classic, with a million-dollar guaranteed ...

Sportstar
Graf's new role
Sportstar
The next stop for the Grand tour is the Sinquefield Cup at Saint Louis (United States) from August 21. The total prize-fund of the tour is more than a million dollars. The standings: 1. Veselin Topalov (Bul) 6.5; 2. Viswanathan Anand (Ind) 6; 3. Hikaru ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Magnus Carlsen's ratings crash
Telegraph.co.uk
The winner of the tour is the player with the highest number of tour points accumulated at Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. • Magnus Carlsen's Norway Chess horror show analysed · • Calamity for Magnus Carlsen in Norway ...

Only 11 countries have produced men's world chess champions
Stabroek News
Perhaps this loss at the beginning of the tournament produced a psychological shock from which Carlsen never recovered. Norway is the first venue of the three-event grand tour. It will be followed by the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis and the London Classic.

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Only 11 countries have produced men’s world chess champions  Stabroek News

Becoming a world chess champion may be, decidedly, the most extraordinary feat one can perform as it is captured in a halo of glory; a colossal achievement.

Telegraph.co.uk
Hammer blow for Magnus Carlsen as Topalov wins Norway Chess
Telegraph.co.uk
Topalov leads Anand in the race for the bonus prize of $75,000 awarded to the player with the best performance overall at Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. World chess champion Magnus Carlsen ended the tournament with ...
On Chess: Veselin Topolav leads inaugural Grand Chess Tour eventSt. Louis Public Radio

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Hammer blow for Magnus Carlsen as Topalov wins Norway Chess  Telegraph.co.uk

Veselin Topalov takes first prize at the Norway Chess 2015 tournament as Magnus Carlsen loses to fellow countryman Jon Ludvig Hammer.

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On Chess: Veselin Topolav leads inaugural Grand Chess Tour event
St. Louis Public Radio
It will provide another unique opportunity to see World Champion Carlsen play, as well as former World Champions Topalov, Anand and great stars like Nakamura, Giri, Aronian, Vachier-Lagrave, and reigning Sinquefield Cup champion Fabiano Caruana.

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On Chess: Veselin Topolav leads inaugural Grand Chess Tour event  St. Louis Public Radio

Ten years ago in the city of San Luis (not St. Louis!), Argentina, Veselin Topalov crowned himself World Chess Champion. He played in a tournament that.

On Chess: Veselin Topolav leads inaugural Grand Chess Tour event  St. Louis Public Radio

Ten years ago in the city of San Luis (not St. Louis!), Argentina, Veselin Topalov crowned himself World Chess Champion. He played in a tournament that.

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Calrsen 'loses on time' in Norway Chess tournament
The Hindu
This competition is part of the elite three-leg Grand Chess Tour, the other two being Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. With the average rating of the field being a whopping 2782, the on-board action lived up to the high expectations. Carlsen ...
Grand Chess Tour begins with Norway Chess TournamentTelegraph.co.uk

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On Chess: Appreciating the art of ivory chess sets  St. Louis Public Radio

It was the 2004 Olympiad. I had just had a rough night, stayed up a little later than I should have. I didn't figure out what the pairing was until late.

Telegraph.co.uk
Grand Chess Tour begins with Norway Chess Tournament
Telegraph.co.uk
Nine of the ten participants will compete in all three Grand Tour events at Stavanger; St Louis, Missouri, for the Sinquefield Cup; and London for the 7th London Chess Classic. The nine are Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan ...

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Norway Chess 2015 preview  Chessbase News

The first leg of the 2015 Grand Chess Tour starts tomorrow in Stavanger, Norway! The super tournament features nine of the top players in the World: Carlsen, ...

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On Chess: Grand Chess Tour set to make history
St. Louis Public Radio
The Sinquefield Cup of 2014 was the strongest tournament ever to have been held; Fabiano Caruana's performance, which started with a smashing 7-0, will never be forgotten. The event became the tournament to look forward to all year round -- la crème de ...

On Chess: Game of kings belongs to kids  St. Louis Public Radio

When I was learning chess, my dad was a chess master, my brother was better than me, and I wondered at which age I would excel. My dad told me that 35.

Rex Sinquefield: The Tyrannosaurus Rex of State Politics  Governing

Billionaire Rex Sinquefield's crusade to control Missouri politics sheds light on the power and limits of money in contemporary American politics.